This site from WebMD provides an overview of the common injuries and problems that can occur to knees. It contains links for additional information on common symptoms, different types of knee problems and injuries, and conditions that...

Numerous computer created pictures of bones of the knee. These 2-D and 3-D views of the knee are from cadaver sections, MRI scans, and computer recontructions. A few quizzes are also posted at the bottom of this page.

Read about the occupation of Wounded Knee in 1973 from the viewpoint of the U.S. Marshals Service.

If you're involved in sports and your knee becomes injured, chances are you'll have to sit out. Learn more on this site about the types of knee injuries, what doctors do to fix the injury, and how they can be prevented. Links to similar...

A learning module that begins with "Red Coud's Speech after Wounded Knee" by Chief Red Cloud, accompanied by guided reading questions, assessment questions, and discussion questions. The text can be printed as a PDF or assigned online...

Explains the origin of the Ghost Dance movement and the massacre of the Sioux that happened at Wounded Knee. Includes questions for students.

Provides photographs and a fact card about the red knee tarantula. Discusses where they are found, their popularity as a pet, physical characteristics, lifespan, diet, predators, and life cycle.

In this Spanish version of "Head, Shoulders, Knees, and Toes," students learn the Spanish words for head, waist, knees, feet, face, eyes, nose, and mouth. Story told in Spanish and English.

This primary source set uses documents, photographs, government records, and news reporting to explore the 1890 massacre at Wounded Knee and its historical impact.

Take on the role of the Surgeon throughout a total knee replacement surgery.

A good set of images and background on Wounded Knee can be found on this site. Statistics on the battle are provided as well.

In this lesson, young scholars will take on the role of the Surgeon throughout a total knee replacement surgery. Great lesson for an Anatomy and Physiology class with a focus on the Skeletal System.

This passage will test your knowledge on Newton's laws and equilibrium in regards to knee injuries.

This PBS site offers excerpts from the report of the Commissioner of Indian Affairs for 1891 on the events of the Massare at Wounded Knee in 1890.

A physician offers information about common knee conditions like knee arthritis, meniscal cartilage tear and conditions affecting a runner.

This article provides information about the Massacre at Wounded Knee. Gives background information on why and how the battle happened and includes a first-hand account of what occurred at the battle from an interpreter for the Army who...

Read an interesting article on the massacre at Wounded Knee written in an engaging way by a high school social studies teacher.

Read about the phenomenon of the Ghost Dance that was causing a religious reawakening with Native Americans in the 1880s. See how this caused the travesty at Wounded Knee Creek where the U.S. Army attacked peaceful Sioux who were trying...

The images Jacob Riis captured of the living conditions in New York tenements in the late 1800s would shock the conscience of Americans and instigate societal changes. View his pictures and read about his work in this essay.

Students will have the opportunity to learn names of many parts of the human body and how they help the body function healthy. Students will put a skeleton together to create a full human body.This lesson plan was created as a result of...

Over 136,000 GM workers participated in a sit-down strike in Flint, Michigan. In Flint, Michigan, the United Auto Workers staged the first successful sit-down, forcing General Motors to come to terms. It was a major victory and the...

The American Radicalism Collection holds over 17,000 items. It includes books, pamphlets, periodicals, posters, and ephemeral material covering a wide range of viewpoints on political, social, and economic issues in America. The emphasis...

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An image of Wounded Knee.